Autoaggregation of Xylella fastidiosa cells is influenced by type I and type IV pili

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 5579-5582

  De La Fuente, Leonardo ^a   Burr, Thomas J ^a   Hoch, Harvey C ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IV PILI; MICROFLUIDIC CHAMBERS; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

CELL GROWTH;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CYTOLOGY; MUTATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL SURFACE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MUTATION; XYLELLA;

HEDYOTIS MANNII; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

EID: 50949087724     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00995-08     Document Type: Article

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